2009-2010 Academic Catalog - Queens University of Charlotte

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COMM 353 "We interrupt this Broadcast!"
“We Interrupt this Broadcast!” - America's Top News Stories since 1945: This course in the history
of American journalism examines the intersection of historical event and journalistic report
and traces the complex ways in which journalism and history intersect, interact, complement,
and contradict each other. The course focuses specifically on the news stories that were part of
the American experience since World War II. The Bomb, the Cold War, McCarthyism, the
Kennedy Assassination, the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam and Watergate, the Fall of the
Berlin Wall, the Clinton impeachment, the Iraq Wars and 9/11--these are some of the political
stories to examine. But not all the top stories were political: the birth of Rock and Roll, the
Women's Movement, generational rebellion in the Sixties, the birth of the Internet--these too
were some of the big stories since 1945. In the process of investigating these stories, the
course will explore the effect of the media on the American experience, and the impact of the
American experience on the structure, practice, and values of the American media. Students
may elect this course as HIST 353. Prerequisite: HIST 204 or COMM 101 and COMM 204.
Spring term, even years. 3 hrs.
COMM 357 Sports Promotion & Publicity
Sports Promotion and Publicity: This course surveys the strategy, techniques and communication
media employed by public relations, marketing and promotion professionals to the unique
application of the sports industry. Students will learn how to analyze sports audiences, develop
promotion strategies, plan sports publicity events and understand the role of sponsorship. Students
will also examine sports-related corporate social responsibility and community relations
initiatives in local, national and international settings. 3 hrs.
COMM 360 Topics in Communication
Topics in Communication: Intensive consideration of a single topic in communication. The topics
for the course will vary from offering to offering and may range from considering the work of
a single individual to a study of a general movement. May be taken twice with different titles. As
scheduled. Repeatable for a total of 6 hrs. 3 hrs.
COMM 364 Media Law and Ethics
Media Law and Ethics: This course analyzes media policies and practices with respect to their
political or practical generation, ethical enactment and social impact, including such topics as
government regulation of the media, the influence of pressure groups, media influence, and libel
and privacy laws. Prerequisite: COMM 101 and 204. Spring Term, every year. 3 hrs.
COMM 370 Adv Digital Media Production
Advanced Digital Media Production: This course provides advanced communication students
with the opportunity to study and produce digital media. Students will produce and maintain a
blog that will include digital still images, digital audio files and digital video. Students will participate
in group activities that will enhance the knowledge and skills necessary to produce webbased
multimedia. This is a hands-on, labor-intensive course. The course requires that students
have experience planning and producing digital media. COMM 210 is strongly recommended.
3 hrs.
COMM 465 International Experience
International Experience: During this course, students participate in a hands-on exploration of
the communication environment of a country or countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America
or North America, with particular attention to the effect of the communication culture on organizations.
Course requirements include attendance at pre-trip seminars and completion of all
course assignments after the conclusion of the travel experience. 3 hrs.
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